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Science is not a strong subject for me. To current students and alumni, what class do you recommend?

I don’t know if it’s this common but SO MANY residents on my floor are either rushing or pledging at different frats or soros. It’s hard to know your roommate if he’s pleading all the time.

I'm an OU alum living in Florida and wanted to take my kids to see their first game. What is the best way to secure tickets for when OU visits the swamp later this year? Is there a Sooner ticket exchange or is it better to just hit the secondary market (I think seatgeek was listed as the designated option)?

this video showcases the greatest run in college baseball history.

I’m an incoming freshman planning to commute. I’ve heard parking at Lloyd Noble and taking the shuttle is the best option because it’s so hard to park with the pass. What would you recommend?

If you see the band on game day. Make sure to show them some love and thank them for the energy they give us during game day.

I'm about to enter my fall semester at OCCC to finish up one year there I was wondering if I should take one more year at OCCC or finish this year then jump into OU? sorry about my grammar typing on the fly lol. Also this is my first reddit post i don't really know how to do this.

I’m an incoming freshman and I wasn’t able to get college algebra, so I’m stuck with mathematical reasoning. I think im done for because it appears to be a hard class. And with taking a sociology and Spanish class, I don’t think ill be ok whatsoever. Worst of all, its not a necessary class for my degree.

Looking at college football data's new weighted efficiency rating (CORE), I compared OU's offensive and defensive average ratings from 2016-19 vs 2024-25 and OU has the biggest shift in performance between units more than any other team.

It raises the question: Is Venables able to stabilize the offense or are we destined to be stuck on this rollercoaster indefinitely?

Methodology:

Step 1: Pick two windows. The "before" is 2016–2019 (peak Air Raid Oklahoma). The "after" is 2024–2025 (Venables's SEC era). I used four years on the early side and two on the late side, then averaged the ranks within each window to smooth out single-season noise.

Step 2: Rank every team within its own season. CORE offense, rank 1 = best. CORE defense, rank 1 = best (lowest allowed). This matters because there were 128 teams in 2016 and 136 in 2025 — ranking within season makes the numbers comparable.

Step 3: Compute the offense swing. OU's early-window offense ranks: 1st, 1st, 1st, 4th → mean 1.8. Late-window: 117th, 99th → mean 108.0. The swing is 108.0 − 1.8 = 106.2 rank positions worse.

Step 4: Compute the defense swing. Early-window defense ranks: 75th, 62nd, 110th, 69th → mean 79.0. Late-window: 9th, 3rd → mean 6.0. The swing is 79.0 − 6.0 = 73.0 rank positions better.

Step 5: Add them. 106.2 + 73.0 = 179.2. That's the combined identity swap — how many total rank positions moved across both sides of the ball, in opposite directions.

Step 6: Run it for everyone. Same calculation for all 130 FBS teams present in both windows. Second place is Toledo at 122.2. Third is FIU at 86.8. Oklahoma is 47% ahead of second place.

Incoming freshman here. I have 2 books that look like they are online already ordered in my account for me. The others have required textbooks listed and a link to order. Do we order them and pick up a physical book at the bookstore or are all the books online?

Hi, I'm a senior in high school and trying to decide where to go next year. I'll be a meteorology major and be in Air Force ROTC.

How does the dorm selection work at OU, do you get to list your preferences for which dorm to live in or are you just randomly assigned? I've noticed OU honestly has objectively more dated dorms for more money than other schools I'm considering like Oklahoma State and Texas A&M. I'm also confused on why it says Traditions Square is only $3480 per semester for your own room while getting your own room basically anywhere else is like 8 grand a semester. As an ROTC cadet I would appreciate having my own room because I'll have to go to bed at like 10 and get up really early at like 5 am and I don't want to wake up my roommate or have them wake me up. I have no issue with communal bathrooms and don't really care how nice the room is necessarily. What dorm would yall recommend?

I would greatly appreciate any of those questions being answered. Thanks very much

Any info about the dorms would be greatly appreciated. I have one very introverted roommate and only plan on staying in dorms for one year.